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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 1, 1993 Page - 12 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) B. Matter of A-92-09; Zoning Code Amendment; Amends Zoning Code Regarding the Screening of Toxic Cleanup and Soil Remediation Activities Throughout San Leandro; Planning Commission Resolution of Intention 11- 12-92. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, Norm Weisbrod, Associate Planner, said this amendment to the Zoning Code will allow the City to establish conditions to mitigate noise and visual impacts from the removal of toxic materials, including soil . He said the EPA and the State have become quite aggressive in this matter. He said most locations are former industrial sites, commercial locations, or gas stations. He said the Zoning Code presently does not address screening related to noise or visual impacts; and, although remediation requirements are reviewed by the Fire Department, they do not have the authority to require screening. He said staff had recommended the Zoning Code be amended to provide that the Site Development Subcommittee would review and approve screening requirements. However, the Planning Commission felt this would overburden the Site Development Subcommittee and slow the process down, so they recommended that the applications go before staff, that staff would establish conditions and only refer them to the Site Development Subcommittee if necessary. In either case, all determinations could be appealed to the Planning Commission and ultimately to the City Council . The Planning Commission had recommended that staff would gauge the level of the impact and set standards. He said the Planning Commission had recommended if the City Council approved the suggested amendment to the Zoning Code that the Planning Commission would review it in a year to see whether it was working and if the process needed to be amended. Council Member Faria said he was concerned because the City Council had no specific language or formal amendment before it. They had only the Minutes from the Planning Commission Meeting and the Resolution of Intention. He said he felt he needed to see the actual wording before he could take action. Steve Mattas said tentative language was proposed at the Planning Commission level and asked if the Council wanted staff to come back with specific language. He said they were asking for direction as to whether review at the staff level would be permissible or if review should be before the Site Development Subcommittee. Council Member Perry said she was concerned regarding the need for criteria, depending upon the type of project and specific amount of time needed to remediate. She said there should be specific time lines and screening depending upon the type of mitigation, the location, and the nature of the surrounding area.